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f?r itadiftutii m9>outbrt)i. SM* i 1.1 um 1 >??u.??*> . a( Miiuicl, ?. Mr Joseph M. Chandler left Mon? day ..fternoon for Baltimore and New York on a business trip. MM hula Atkinson has return ?I Istana after a stay of two weeks In New York. Mr. T. W. McCollum left Monday for Northern markets to finish buy? ing a complete line of ready- to-wear ciotni"* tof MsjOaUajn urea. Mi? Baaiasjik white, who spent the gfSQgP gsj| ll h<-ine "> 'be city, re ' d to the College for Women Mor day night Mrs. W. J. Ciller left Tuesday for Mississippi alter a visit to friend* tn the city. Mr Robbie Wilson, of St. Charles, was In the city Tuesday morning for a short while. Mr. snd Mrs. Per* tval Smith have returned from Georgetown, where v went to sttend the funeral of *'"??. Herbert L. Smith. Mr. W. B. Wilson. l>r E. R. Wll Mrs. Thomas Wilson and Msss Mary Wllnon left Wednesday i ilug for a stay at Hot Springs. Ark. f I ?. Carson left Wednes ?nornlns for Winthrop College aliMi spending a few days at home. Mr. John It. Duffle left Wednesday afternoon for L>avldson College after at home for a few days. Mr. Tiny Idol who accepted a posl a In Valdoeta. Oa.. returned home l ? n ornlng and will be with Oeo. D. So>re and Bro., after March first. %fr Allan Uilhert. of Chicago. Is on a visit to his uncle. Mr. Sam Flowers of this city. Death. Florence. Feb. 27.?Information received In the city yeeterday of tavt death of Mra J. V. Herker, wife of the wall known conductor on the At1an*tc Coast Lina Mra Herker died this morning st her home at Atkins. In Rumter county. She was Miss < heesie Atkins before her mar? riage to Capt. Herker, and was raised at the place where she made her ???#1 wh??r* Ahe died. Several years ago Cspt. Hark? r m \ ?d lo yisaesjes with bis wife am hi.dren *S make th?*ir home, but Mra Iter preferred her home In She leaves four ebneren. Heveae of Xesrro Welfs. Rev. Will Rsttlff. colored, who con? ducts an orphanage for negro chil? dren In Bennettsvllle has been in the elty for several days soliciting funds for the support of his Institution. He hss the written endorsement of a tiumb*r of the leading citisens of Bennetuvllle and Is evidently doing a worthy work. Since he has been In hss rescued two little negro who were without homes snd hn\ lelstlons to csre for thern. iem. s boy about six or seven i. has been sleeping In the hull bom* at the oil mill and picking Up his food wherever he could. YtatrfT eays his first donations here were made by Rev. C. C. Brown. Rev. J P. Marlon and Rev. D. M. Mcl.eod. Boy* Added to Corn Club. During the past few days Superin? tendent Haynsworth has secured the names of a few more boys to add to the corn club Hat. The boye ars: From Tlndals. Honey Pool". Devey McLeod. Jervey Turner. Clarence In? gram: from Shlloh. Jsmes I). Weaver. John Whit*, head. Melvln Phillips. Marriage UoeiiM' Record. Marriage licenses were lesued Wednesday to Imogen Williams and L<e11s Mo???*, of Sumter; and to James Richardeon and Kmma Montgomery, of Brogdon. colored. furrier'? Route Changed. The route of carriei Number 4 which ha* h.f t -fore been a mounted route, will be dl?< M I nued as such after Mnrch 1. and the < arrler will use a wheel after that time. By us? ing the whrel It Is thought thai hSttSf tim- ? *n t?e m ob- by the carrier. Mnrrtaire Licence Record. ()? 1\ .-re- marriage li<-?.n*o was is? sued Tussdey. Thomas R. Finch and Rattle r.. Wlmsas colored, <>t lenv t?r wer.- the contracting parties. C.oivo|.-rable Moo- ha? elapsed since Abb rot iti OI<-nn showed that the ?freet? * oiibl t??? kept ? lean by the use of h band cart and I h#0O1 I need by one of th-? neuro street clenncr*. but H seems tba? tbi- Idea will not be pal Into active operation bv < ouncll. nl thont h N a laaef .md money gee Ine d**vtc?? nnd eeusjet! Is s as terns In the city. WILD BUCKS SKKX IN CITY. Said to ho Stopping on l*oiid on S. Vain street In City Limit**. SumtiT claims to be a city and hau for some time been trying to put on the ans of a young city, but occasion? ally things happen to show that she is ?till a town and not such a sophistl (i town at t.iat. Very often dur? ing the past months have rabbits and 'possums i een caught in the city lim? its, and OttCS last fee* two lull grown coons were r.ported as nesting in the garret of a house on the outskirts of the city, but it was not until very re? cently that the last touch of rusticity has been placed on the town. The Item reporter does not vouch for the truth of the statement, but hi; been told by a reliable party, who was himself informed of the facts by those u ho stated that they had seen them themselves. that of ducks that on Sunday morning and Monday morning real live wild ducks?the wary kind of ducks that hunters ? \p.rience great trouble in se? curing shots on when they are In large ponds?were calmly feeding in the largest of the ponds on South Main street. The pond, as all who have been In that section of town re? cently will vouch for, has been in this part i f town ever since the first snow, ? ing only enlarged by the second snow and the rains which came after It. and i-overs the street for a dki ince of at least three hundred and fifty feet and extends on each side of th?- street for a distance of one hun? dred and fifty feet, covering an urea, which, without making a calculation, the Item reporter would estimate to be at least two acres. The depth of the pond varies from a few inches to several feet at places. Perhaps their Instlct told them that It was Sunday, and that they would, therefore, not be molested on that day, which was the reason of their visiting the pond the first time, and the second visit was paid because they found the pond a good feeding ground, or may he a good place to roost. However, It seems a certainty that the clucks were there and came back the second day, something that Sum ter people should feel proud of if they can, but a circumstance that tells all too plainly that Sumter lacks the proper drainage that a town which has risen to the ranks of city ought to have. Mm 'meriting MgAfcstAos. The foiiow.ng statistics of the pub b schools Of the city Will prove of general interest for at least three reasons: First They show the growth of the schools; second, the develop? ment of the sentiment to remain in school, until the course is completed. This is especially interesting in view of the statement In the latest report of the I'nited States Commissioner of Education to the effect that seven eights of all the pupils in the schools of the country leave before they reach the age of fifteen and two thirds of thojo who ente** the high school do not complete the course. Third: The growth of the sentiment on the part of parents to send their children to college and the quicken? ed desire on the part of the girls and boys to go. Of the class of 1910 num? bering 37, 21 went to college; of the class of 1911, numbering 53, over 40 are now at college. The statistics follow. There was no graduating class in 1890 and none in 1H93: Boys Girls Total. 1891. 3 16 8 1892. 6 4 10 1894. 2 3 5 1895. 1 6 7 1X96. 7 12 19 1897. 2 10 12 189H. 4 . 16 20 1899 . 3 7 10 1910. 3 5 8 1901. 1 8 9 1902. 2 9 11 1903. 6 7 12 1904 . 4 8 12 Ig4)l. 9 6 15 1906 . 2 10 12 1907 . 7 17 24 190S. * 16 22 190?. 19 29 48 Ittl. 23 14 37 1911. 31 22 63 Total. .. .1 40 21 4 354 A Kick by IWsjefS?. Within the past Week three citizens h i1 ?1 i |||e4 att. ntlofl to the open contempt In which the ordinance ggalnOi scattering hand bills and other advertising matter on the streets snd In privets premises is held by hand bill distributors, They asked that a vigorous kick he registered In heharj of them and other sufferers, The fgetg are as stated, hand bills and other advertising rubbish are scattered gll over town, and Ihe or* dine nee referred le Is dead letter \ "kiek" will probably do no good I end there Is no us., in multiplying [words. These Interested een oon? ? n*6mm s. ???? .,r,i supply nil the nre*m l language they think ep? in inrlsta COUNCIL dkcidks UPON Tills AS a MKASlKi: OF ixoxomy? STUKKT c <>>1 missioxi'k's salary RBDUGBD. Resolution Adopted to Buy Mona ghan Hose Coht|?aiiy Apparatus lor $7."?7: Discussions of Drainage und Sewerage Question-; Extract from Grand Jury Presentment Head to t ouncll and Answer Returned; Various ,-utters Connected ndtii lire Department: as to GnttCf Pipes. Council met fpr its usual semi? monthly talkfeast Tuesday, but held i business-like session. Many mat? ters of importance were attended to, chief among which were the abolition of the position of city engineer and the reduction of salary of street com? missioner. Other important matters discussed were th? Installation of sub-surface drains to carry the water from pipes connected with the roofs of buildings to the street, ten days more being given property owners to Install their drains, end the purchase of the Mon agjhnn Hose Company's apparatus by the city. The cave-in.s on Salem ave? nue and Hauser street came in for their share of discussion, as did the condition of the streets and the need of putting in batter drainage at va? rious places. An extract from the presentment of the grand jury was read and an antwer returned In effect that the city was doing all that it could to rid It? self of blind tigers and would the grand Jury kindly see that the county officials did as much towards eradi? cating the blind tigers in the county as were the municipal officials In the city. The matters as they came up for discussion and action were as follows: A request from the City National Bank was read asking that permis? sion be granted to use space on Main and Liberty streets for storing mater? ials In taking down the building on the corner of those streets and in erecting another building in its place. The bank had formerly been granted permission by the city clerk to do this, but this permission was rescind? ed at the last session of Council. It was decided to allow the bank the use of Main and Liberty streets dur? ing the taking down of the old build? ing p.r>\ the use of Liberty streel dur* ing the Oonetl ctloil Of tin new bund? ing, except when It was ni>soiuteiv nndcaaafj to use stain t ft*?t, when1 bpe^iai permission wo ild ha s to be obtained and the bank was to be held liable for all damage done to the brick pavement and concrete side? walk, and, as soon as the building had retched a sufficient height, a space wai? to he made underneath scaffolds on the sidewalk for passage of people. An extract from the presentment of the grand Jury at the recent ses sior of the court of general sessions was read by the clerk. This extract had been sent to Council by Clerk of Court L. I. Parrott by order of Judge Bice. The message was heard and upon motion of Mr. Mcl^tiuiin a reso? lution in effect as follows wns passed and returned to the grand Jury: "That the grand Jury be Informed that their communication concerning the viola? tion of the dispensary law had been received by Council, Insofar as It concerned the municipal officials, and that Council wished to inform the grand Jury that the city officials have up to the present time exereiB ed due vigilance In seeing that the prohibition law was enforced and Council thinks it incumbent upon the grand Jury to see that the county officials do their duty in enforcing this law. and, if the grand jury would make a comparison of the City Re? corder's records with the records of ahe court of general sessions In the Bounty, it Will see that there was a much greater proportion of convic? tions by the city juries than by the county Juries; but that the officials of the city of Sumter would continue to do. as they have In the past, all in their power to convict blind tigers, and aid the grand jury in enforcing the dispensary law and driving blind tigers out of the county. The extract from the grand jury's preaentmenl referred to City Coun? cil by Judge Bice was that part as follows: "It has been brOUghS to our atten? tion that the Prohibition law is be? ing violated In almost every section of th?' county, but we have not suin clenl evidence to make specific pre? sentments of luoh violation, but we do earnestly requesl thai all officers, both State, county and municipal whose duty it Is to look mft? r the en? forcement of this law will be more diligent in bringing this class of , violators to Justice." Mr. Hursl presented a bill from the Reagraves people for amount due for harness shipped here by them. li<- >t ited thai they were Insistent up on payment being made, but as yet !> ? had paid no attention to their de? mands The m itter v ts referred to Mr Cllenn who mnd< the purchase. . for hint to make settlement. A letter from the Postal Telegraph Company was read. The Postal Com I pany refuted to pay the license of , $7o required of them, insisting that it was not reasonable, considering the amount of business done in the State. No action was taken, the matter be? ing left to the city clerk for adjust? ment. Mr. Hurst presented S petition from two peddlers asking that their license b reduced. It was shown In the discussion that these peddlers -tend on the Btreet corners and it was the general opinion of the mem? bers pf Council that it would be in? advisable to reduce the license. Their petition was accordingly not granted. Mr. Booth, chairman of the public works Committee, made his report. He stated that he had ordered a 00*1 to be used on the street and it had I arrived, but that there were various j defects in it and all of the parts had not come, lie was instructed to send it back to the factory. Maj. Lee reported that the ditch on Mary street had been opened and the situation on Bee street relieved. However, the recent heavy rain had again tilled up the pond on Bee street and things were still in a bad con? dition In that section of the city, Ho advised that an account be kept of the expense incurred in opening the ditch ?od in keeping it open so that these expenses could he charged to the railroad company which was re? sponsible. He stated that there had been cave-ins on Hauser street, and on Sa? lem avenue at Hampton, near Bart lette and near Calhoun. He advised that an examination be made of this street and repairs be made before any serious accidents happen from the earth caving in. He stated that he was now trying to repair the sewer line on Salem avenue where it had been broken by the falling earth. The sewer pipe had also been crushed on Hauser street he thought. Mr. Booth thought that signs ought to be put up along Salem avenue warning per? sons to drive their vehicles along the side of the street and not over the center where the sewer line was laid. Mr. Booth reported that he had lately engaged in work on Miss Reach's place opening up a street there. He staged that Miss Roach was willing to give the street to the city, but that she wanted certain trees left. He asked that the city engineer secure a blue print of what j Miss Roach wanted and the city clerk I draw \.p titles for the property before j any rtorc work Is done. Mr. L>ooth stated that Libert) street i needed work done on it and he ad- 1 vised putting down a coat o* tarvie. He said that this was a business street and the paving ought to be done. Mr. McKeiver thought that Council should not do this work as there was no money to pay for it. He stated that the condition of the street was no worse than that of oth 'er streets and the roads all over the county, which was due to the unusual weather, and he thought that if cin? ders were put down on the street, as they had been on Caldwell street, that the condition would he remedied. No action was taken. Mr. McKeiver reported th t hs had secured the railings to the flro es? capes at the Academy of Music mak? ing them safe in case of tires. Mr. Jennings stated that he had sent the contract concerning th ? r til road matter on Mary street, which he had drawn up, to'the raliroad officials and that he had later had a talk with Mr. Elliott about the matter. Mr. Elliott had stated that if the city would have the houses along the street set back, the railroad would pay expenses and the street could be run as was desired by the city. The next matter was the purchase of the Mdnagban Hose Company's ap? paratus, Mr Cuttino stated that the fire committee conferred with the Monaghan Hose Company and that an agreemi nt had been reached whereby the Monaghan Hose Company was willing to sell out to the city for $575 and the payment of their present in? debtedness, a sum aggregating $162. making a total of $737. He read ? list of the articles owned by the Monaghan Hose Company which were secured by the purchase, chief among which were two horses and a wagon. Upon motion of Mr. McKeiver the report of the lire committee was adopted and the Are committee was Instructed to close the deal. Mr. afc Laurln warded to know if this meant the beginning of a paid fire depart? ment, but was informed that it did not, but that it meant the re-organ Isatlon oi the Are departmenl and the dropping out of old members who did not do any of the work at firea and the addition of nevi members who did work at tiles. Mr. Cuttlnn reported the purchase of a team and hose wagon from Ashevllle for $800, both being In excellent condition. These would ar? rive ho -,, by the First of March. An order had also been placed for a new chemical hose wagon with the An? derson Coupling and Fire Apparatus Company for $1,280, a test of 50 days to he allowed when payment n OUld lia% Q tO he niad. . I11 further stated that the roof of the tire department leaked and, after some discussion, Mr. McKeiver was requested to investigate and have whai. ver repairs made that were n led. Mr. Cuttino stated that the steamer was very heavy for two horses and thai lie had written to the American LaFrance people to find out the cost of apparatus, so that three horses ? on d be hitched abreast to the steam er. The c.st was $150. He was in - ?l to find out the cost of ap? paratus of :i similar nature from ol her houses He thought that steps ought to be ia' en to have people driving vehicles prevented from driving over the hose when it was stretched out at fir b as damage and delays are caus ed by it. Mr. McKeiver thought that 1* was the duty of the policeman who attended fires to see to this. A resolution was passed making it a misdemeanor for any person to drive over the hose at fires. Mr. Jennings stated that he had consulted th i board of health con? cerning the matter and recommended l>r. Mills aj president of the board. The next discussion came up on the matter of ( hanging gutters emptying water from the roofs of buildings on tin sidewalks so as to carry the water | under the sidewalks. Mr. Jennings -dated that the property owners were generally in favor of puttir g the grat? ings in and that he had taken t.seps 0 have his own installed. He said that the property owners wanted the Work taken up by contract and in this way it would be done cheaper. Mr. Lee stated that he had secured bids from a number of parties but had not yet made any contract for the work.' Mr. McKeiver moved that in view of the recent bad weather, when it was Impossible to have the work done, that property ownera be grant? ed a respite of ten days more In which to do the work. Mr. Cuttino stated that he had been requested to bring up the matter of drainagv for Harby avenue. Every time it rained the water backed up and blocked the street. Mr. Lee stat? ed that the only remedy was to have the pipes in that section taken up and cleaned and sandtraps Installed. Mr. Jennings then handed to the Clerk a paper embodying recom? mendations discontinuing the office of city engineer for the next two years and reducing the salary of the street commissioner, a3 expert work would not be needed dnHnc rhnt Hm<? as the ?Ity's finances d:d not allow of any Important construction betpg [done. M j< bed* the rU: engineer, 1 who wan wttl stared that as far as me ufflue of city engineer was concerned, he could see the need of this recommendation. He said that he saw no need for the city engineer, a cept to inspect the plumbing put In and If a good man was put in charge of this work there would not be need for a city engineer. Mr. Jennings stated in his recom? mendations that he had been consid? ering the matter for seme time and in making the recommendations he did not mean to say one word against the person! who now held the two offices. Ha simply thought it expedient from a business point of view as a saving to the city of 13,400 a year. He stat? ed that the present Council would have to hold over until some time In August, when their successors wculd be elected, owing to the commission form of government bill which had been passed at the present session of the General Assembly. He therefore recommended the discontinuance of the one office and the reduction in salary of the other office at the first of April, the city engineer to make a complete map of city during the month he remained in office. Council then went into executive session over this matter, the result of the discussion in executive session be? ing that council voted to adopt Mayor Jennings' recommendations as to the office of the city engineer and as to street commissioner's salary with ahe amendment that it be reduced to $50 per month, after the first of May and nol after April 1. A Correction. Recently it was stated In the Item In the report of the Recorder's Court thai negro gamblers were caught in Council's Pressing club, when they were caught In the Eagle Pressing cii b, The following communication has been received on the subject: I'ear Mr. Kditor: Will you plea.se allow me space in \.<nr paper to correct a mistake. The gambling on Saturday night that was reported in Monday's paper, was not In my pressing club. Oscar Council, Sumter, 8. <'.. Feb. 2S, lilt. The membership campaign will start on Monday. At !? A. M. sharp the Redl and Blues will line up and go out a:ter members. The two teams nre planning their campaign now. and every retail, wholesah house and factory will be Invaded The Chamber of Commerce is th< ] :> i'ldlng organisation < f rnmt ?r an< Iov > citizen sh >uld he a mcmui r am ; a his p irt. CIVIC LEAGUE MEETING. Officers Elected for Year?Miss Ar mida Mom 'S, President. The annual meeting of the Civic League ef Sumter was held Monday afternoon in the Grand Jury room of the court bouse. The. officers for the ensuing club year have been elected as follows: President, Miss Armida Mos.-.-; vice president, Mrs. It. s. Hood; second vice president, Mrs. Nina Solomons; treasurer, Miss Mar Kit- Monaghan; recording secretary, Mrs. H. A. Mood; oorre.spoding secre? tary, Mrs. John T. Green; delegate to the meeting of the State Federation in Abbeville in May, Mrs. II. A. Mood; alternates, Mrs. M. Levi, Mrs. R. S. Hood, Mrs. John T. Green. Reports of the officers showed that the league was in fair condition with a membership of 110. During the year old work has been kept up. namely, work on the Washington and Hampton school grounds, triangle, A. C. U station grounds and waiting room, the library and last, but not least, the City Nurse, who this year has paid 2,598 visits to patients. In addition to this the league con? ducted and gave prizes in the Chil? dren's Garden Contest which is now open again, and has placed seven trash receptacles on the streets for the use of the public. As soon as the Weather becomes settled Tag Day will he held, the proceeds to go towards employing an expert to work on Sumter's trees. Another matter un? der consideration is the maintaining of a free room at th \ Sumter Hos? pital and a committee has been ap? pointed to find out whether a suffi? cient sum of money can be raised for this purpose. The first week after Lent the league will celebrate recip? rocity day to which the Federated clubs in the county will be invited. Harmon-- Hard Luck. Savannah Press. We don't think that any great re? joicing will be noticed among the Harmonites over the arrival of the sensational governor of South Caro? lina into their fold. Gov. Blease's support is of that vio? lent and overzealous sort ^vhich is apt to topple its burden over. His furious advocacy of Harmon would probably dismay the good governor himself, but it is explained simply by the line? up of the better element of South C?r. olina for vVTieeu. it hi res s tnas> tion whether his | ipport cf Harmon will have any considerable effect on nii. own Stab r hethsr his own rrj.:L.. ..... follow nun on nation- 1 al questions and rally to his Harmon call. Outside of Carolina, Gov. Blease's advocacy of Harmon will do him more harm than good, and we fancy it will not be a matter aboul which there will be any great amwunt of blowing. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real es? tate have been left at the office of the county clerk of court during the past week to be recorded: Brvtn Grooms to Robert M. Jones, 22.8 acres In Concord township $910. Frank Pulton to John J. Britton, Jr., ritfht to 25 acres in Concord township, $60. T. W. Pritchard to H. D. Tindal, 35 a< res in county $125. Master to EC. L. Burress, lot in Wedgetield, $300. Master to E. 1>. Burress. lot in Wedgetield, $300. BartOW Walsh to Mclver L. Ander? son, lot on Cain street. H J. Kennedy to City of Sumter, strip on Kendrick street, $25 and widening of Kendrick street. The streets are in prime condition now for the use of the split log drag and 'here are a number of them Which need it very bad, for they are being cut into holes and ruts by the daily traffic. This is also a good time to add sand where an excess of clay has hi en used. *1 The arrangements with the Sea? board Air Line for building into Sum? ter having been consummated, and the construction of the road be'r.g under way. it is time to take up with Mr. Alderman the extension of 'he Alcolu road into Sumter. Cotton Seed for Sale. A limited quantity of T>ong Life Five Loch Plight resisting seed at $1 per bushel, F. <>. B. Rembert, s. C. These seed have been carefully Selec ed and well bred for years. Tloy yield from 1 1-2 to 2 bales per acre. This cotton hangs In the boil late In the season, better than other varieties. Address. I, L G11.L1S. Rembert. S. C. S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS?BtffO for setting lrotn select pen. prize win? ning strains. $1.25 per 15. Kg** from ysrd, all thorouKhbreds, $1 for iv H <; Osteea, Ml w. Hampton,